#4E42BD#4E42BD

#4E42BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.185 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42BD
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 40.13, -63.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 74.84, 302.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.81% 0.035 -0.1818)
OKLCH	oklch(46.81% 0.185 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2725, 9.1893, 49.1559)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.16

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42BD #B1BD42

analogous

#4273BD #4E42BD #8C42BD

triadic

#4E42BD #BD4E42 #42BD4E

tetradic

#4E42BD #BD4273 #B1BD42 #42BD8C

square

#4E42BD #BD4273 #B1BD42 #42BD8C

split-complementary

#4E42BD #BD8C42 #73BD42

monochromatic

#292262 #3B3290 #4E42BD #786FCD #A39DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#4E42BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#4E42BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42BD

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42BD	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#026179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.185 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77d2',
    500: '#4e42bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42bd;
$custom-light: #8b77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.854,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46813,
    "c": 0.18512,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42BD

secondary

#C4C992

accent

#D850CB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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